Senior Pracitioner in Norwich

Location: Norwich

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum pro rata

Hours: 30-37.5 hours per week

Working pattern: Hybrid working, with flexibility for early morning outreach and occasional late evenings

Type: Permanent

Gender requirement: Female applicants only - Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Are you an experienced practitioner passionate about supporting women experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, sexual violence, exploitation and multiple disadvantages? We are currently recruiting on behalf of an award-winning specialist women and girls organisation for a Women's Services Senior Practitioner - Outreach to join their dedicated team in Norwich. This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced professional to make a real difference to women who may be hidden homeless, rough sleeping or facing significant barriers to accessing safe and secure accommodation.

About the role

Working as part of a specialist women's outreach service, you will provide trauma-informed and gender-informed support to women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantages. You will work closely with women who may be experiencing:

• Homelessness and rough sleeping
• Domestic abuse and sexual violence
• Exploitation
• Poor mental health
• Substance misuse
• Social isolation
• Complex or multiple disadvantages

A key part of the role will be building trusted, positive relationships with women and supporting them to identify routes out of homelessness, access appropriate services and maintain safe and secure accommodation. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies and professionals to ensure that each woman's individual needs are understood and appropriately supported.

Safeguarding & professional responsibility

Safeguarding will be a key responsibility within this position. You will undertake training to become a Designated Safeguarding Officer and will take responsibility for managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring appropriate reporting and supporting the wider team with safeguarding practice and learning. You will need to demonstrate sound professional judgement and the ability to assess risk while maintaining a compassionate, person-centred approach.

About you

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who is confident working with women experiencing complex needs and who understands the impact of trauma, abuse, exploitation and homelessness. You will ideally have experience within areas such as:

• Homelessness and housing
• Women's services
• Domestic abuse
• Sexual violence
• Substance misuse
• Mental health
• Complex needs
• Outreach or community-based support
• Safeguarding

You will be confident working independently while also providing guidance and support to colleagues. Most importantly, you will be compassionate, resilient, non-judgemental and committed to empowering women to make positive changes in their lives. You should also have a strong understanding of the barriers that can prevent people accessing services, including language, disability, racism, sexuality, gender, mental or physical health and substance misuse.

What's on offer?

• £28,000 - £30,000 FTE
• 30-37.5 hours per week
• Hybrid working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata
• 5% employer workplace pension contribution
• Death-in-service benefit
• Employee eye-care scheme
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Organisation-wide away days
• Career development pathways
• Training and development opportunities
• Wellbeing initiatives
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage

Please note: Due to the nature of the role, this position has a Genuine Occupational Requirement to be filled by a female, in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be required to complete appropriate safeguarding and pre-employment checks.